9-654: The term English council could refer to: The governing body of the English Liberal Democrats The Mayoral Council for England , a regional mayors' forum in England Local government in England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title English Council . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
18-472: Is governed by a conference and AGM held in the autumn of every year. The conference elects a Regional Executive, led by a Regional Chair. The regional executive includes all Liberal Democrat members of parliament representing constituencies within the region, all members of the House of Lords who are members of the regional party, ordinary party members elected from within the region, and additional members co-opted by
27-595: Is the sovereign body of the English party. It consists of the chairs of regional parties, representatives elected by regional party members, and representatives of the organisation representing youth and student members within the English party. The Council meets three times a year and elects the English Council Executive. The English Council Executive manages the running of the English party between English Council Meetings. The English Council Executive consists of
36-646: The Liberal Democrats in England , is the state party within the Liberal Democrats that operates in England . It is a federation of the eleven regional parties in England and the English branch of the youth and student organisation. The regions are further divided into local parties . The party currently holds 65 of the English seats in the House of Commons and two seats on the London Assembly . The English Council
45-579: The Chairs of the 11 English regional parties, 12 members directly elected from the English Council, the English Young Liberals Chair. The English Representatives to federal bodies also attend. The English Council Executive meets 6 times a year. The English Council Executive has four sub-committees; A Finance and Administration Sub-Committee which is chaired by a Treasurer manages the finances of
54-866: The English party, the Regional Parties Committee, the Joint Policy Group of the Regions and the English Candidates Committee. The English Council Executive is elected annually in November, and takes office on 1 January of each year: The English Liberal Democrats is a federation of the eleven regional parties which follow the boundaries of the English Regions , with the exception of South East England and South West England which are each divided into two regional parties. Each regional party
63-618: The Liberal Democrats in England "shall determine the policy of the Party on matters affecting England which fall outside the remit of the Federal Party" This can be achieved by structures established by the English Council. As no policy making structures are currently in place, policy making has been passed up to federal level and English policies discussed at federal party conferences. Chairs are elected in November and take office on 1 January
72-414: The executive. The regional parties within the English party are: The English party has responsibilities for the organisation of local parties, co-ordination of the activities of regional parties, resolution of disputes between regional parties, selection of English representatives to federal bodies and establishing the rules for selection of party candidates. The English Party constitution states that
81-426: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=English_Council&oldid=1253004734 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages English Liberal Democrats The English Liberal Democrats , officially
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